Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who is making his Tamil cinema debut with the Rajinikanth-starrer sci-fi action-thriller `2.0,` will be seen playing an eccentric scientist in the film. Akshay plays scientist Richard who, after an experiment goes wrong, turns crazy and loses his appearance. Akshay has undergone a complete makeover for his role. On March 23, photographs of Kumar`s scientist avatar were leaked online, much to the astonishment of the makers. The image was snapped at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, where the makers are currently shooting an important football sequence. Rajinikanth is  expected to join the sets starting March 30. Akshay has a major portion to be shot in the Delhi schedule.Directed by Shankar, the film also stars Amy Jackson. The team will next head to Morocco for another long schedule and will shoot important portions of the film.